Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1887-04-01
LOCAL NEWS.

HUncle Toms Cabin was presented at
the town hall on Wednesday evening to
a fair audience.
The spring term of the graded school |
began on Monday, with large attend
ance in all the rooms.
The members of the college class of
1877 propose to hold reunion here at
the coming commencement.
The Lambert stock sent from here to
be disposed of at the Kellogg sale in New
York, last week, brought good prices.
An enjoyable ten-cent sociable was held
at the home of Dea. j. B. Benedict on
Tuesday evening. 1t was largely at
tended.
The sale of the machinery and so forth
in the old cotton mill, which was to have
taken place last Saturday, was postponed
to April 9.
Butter sold in this market Monday at
the same prices as the week before, "A
cents for the best and poorer at all fig
ures below that.
The stock of goods in the old Case &
Rider drug store is to be disposed of by
auction today. The store has been closed
for some days.
The pastor of the Methodist church
will speak next Sabbath evening on
"Thc Brotherhood of Man" as it relates
to the temperance reform.
The superintendent of schools in the
various towns of the county will hold
their usual meeting at the court house in
this village on Tuesday of next week,
beginning at 10 a. IN.
The agreement that secured the closing
of the stores evenings expired last night.
Opening up places of business will tend
to give the village a more cheerful APP
pearance than it has had after nightfall
during the winter.
This is the last day that dog-owners
can have their property registered on a
low-tarif1 basis. Up to Wednesday night
Town Clerk NJ. A. Brooks had registered
Just one less dog than at the correspond
ing date last year.
A hearing was had at the probate office
on Monday on the sanity of George Spoo-
ner, Ripton town charge whom the au-
thorities of the town wish to have taken
to the asylum. The physicians who made
the examination have not yet reported.
DIR. ID. c. Hawley of Burlington gave
an excellent lecture on "IIealth" at the
Y. NJ. c. hall on Friday evening. 1t was
full of practical information, and if the
advice contained in it were needed there
would be far less sickness.
Letters addressed as follows have re
manned at the post-Ofiice one month un
called-for: Mrs. Matte Bostic, ii. F
Dean, Mrs. Fannie Mathews, Mis-. Lucn;
Norton, James Norton, Stevens Bros.
Robert Socia, Mrs. j. {. Wrinkle.
Owing to unavoidable delays in the re
pairs on the new rooms, the ladies library
will remain in its old quarters till mex
week and will do business at the ole
stand tomorrow. 1t is hoped that TIN
removal to the new rooms may be com
pleted by the following Saturday.
The Middlebury Jail will have plent,
of occupants the coming summer. Sher
if Barton of Chittenden county ha
made arrangements for the accommoda
ton here of the prisoners of that count.
during the building of the new Jail i
Bur Ellington. The old one is to be tor
down soon.
} The new prudential committee of tn
meeting, Tuesday, and organized by tn
choice of Col. \. a. Fletcher as chair
man. They then looked over the schoo
house and before adjourning decided
send for the Boston teacher of music
whom reference had been made in tn
meeting.
The Green Mountain Pulp Co. wi
build an addition to their upper mill a
/ soon as the season opens. 1t is to b
I used for the accommodation of anotht
l. set of shakers to still further improy
the quality of the pulp produced. Sim
lar arrangements have already been pr
!. in operation in the company's mill 1
). Huntington's Falls.
" A union service was held at the vestr
of the CongI egational church on Sunda
: evening, when Mr.. Value Stancheff {
Philippopolis, East Rumelia, spoke @
z mission work in that country and of ii
$ customs and habits of the Bulgaria
u people. Mr.. Stancheff is a student {
the university, Burlington, and is in h